Category Archives: Child Custody Parenting Plans
What Is A Step-Up Parenting Plan?
Alice and Michael share a 3-year-old son, Jeff, but Michael has only met Jeff once since he was born. While Michael does not deny paternity, he has never been involved and also never paid child support. Alice obtained a court order to enforce child support payments, and now Michael’s income is garnished. Michael stated… Read More »
Third Party Custody
Are you a grandparent or relative of a minor child who was recently orphaned or lives in an unsafe home? Are you seeking visitation with your grandchildren? Grandparents’ rights and third party custody vary from state to state. In Florida, grandparents and third parties are only awarded custody if they can establish that the… Read More »
Addressing Sexual Abuse in Child Custody Cases
One of the most difficult issues that we tackle as family law practitioners is the issue of child sex abuse accusations in child custody proceedings. These accusations typically involve the child’s mother expressing concerns that the child’s father is inappropriately touching and/or assaulting the child and, as a result, visitation and/or custody should be… Read More »
Addressing Child Custody Issues When Parents Live in Two Different States
Child custody battles are already complicated and difficult enough without issues also arising related to parents living in different states. Still, they do come up, especially given that people sometimes have to move out of state for work and making long-distance arrangements work can be difficult. Even in cases where both parents file for… Read More »
Recognizing Both Indirect & Direct Parental Alienation Behaviors in Child Custody Cases
As attorneys who practice family law here in Florida, we see a significant amount of parental alienation between divorced spouses with children, and we frequently counsel parents on just how important it is to steer clear of these behaviors, especially because it is one of the main factors that courts will take into account… Read More »
Rape Survivors & Parental Rights
For a number of women every year, worries over their rapists gaining parental rights is a very real nightmare. According to some statistics, the estimated number of rape-related pregnancies in the U.S. is between 8,000 and 32,000. For these women, concerns over how to protect their children plague them every day. This is because… Read More »
